diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4e9ae50..99a65d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         run: npm run build
 
+      - name: Copy SSH key
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.EC2_KEY }}" > key.pem
+          chmod 600 key.pem
+
       - name: Deploy to EC2
         env:
           EC2_HOST: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
           EC2_USER: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
-          EC2_KEY: ${{ secrets.EC2_KEY }}
         run: |
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i $EC2_KEY $EC2_USER@$EC2_HOST << 'EOF'
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i key.pem ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}@${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }} << 'EOF'
             cd /home/ubuntu/ethora-docs
             chmod +x deploy.sh
             ./deploy.sh
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+          EOF